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6Tamiri è Chiara Brunello, contralto ben impostato dal punto di vista stilistico che regge con autorità i numerosi recitativi scanditi con chiarezza e intensità da attrice. Ha una parte onerosa dal punto emotivo, resa con credibilità. Tra le arie che ha in dotazione resta nella memoria "Dividete o giusti dei" con quelle belle progressioni vivaldiane anticipate dall’orchestra e riprese nella linea del canto.
The mezzo-soprano/contralto Chiara Brunello gave an expressive performance in the role of Tamiri, in which the beguiling soft textures and dark colors of her voice captured the attention. Recitatives were intelligently crafted and purposefully delivered, allowing for the development of convincing relationships with the other characters, especially Farnace. Arias were well-sung. Her opening aria “Comabattono quest’alma” was given a passionate rendition in which her ability to characterize Tamiri’s anxiety and horror at having to kill her son were clearly expounded. Towards the end of Act one she confronts Pompeo and taunts him in the aria “Or di Roma forti eroi.” Singing with a confident swagger in the voice, it enabled Brunello to show off her neatly formed phrasing with its subtle dynamic and colorful contrasts.
Davide Amadei's scenic design consists of an inclined floor placed diagonally, a wooden parquet cut vertically in half to act as a curtain that, when raised, reveals an environment surrounded by walls in the pattern of an overwhelming wooden coffered ceiling. Costumes are evening dresses for the female characters while Orpheus is barefoot in a white suit and Apollo in a gilded outfit. Even more bizarre are those worn by Charon and Pluto. In Pizzech's direction the entrance of both Music and the Messenger are flatly realized while Charon's boat goes back and forth just a few feet to carry wild souls which, with their rumpus, divert the attention from Orpheus trying to sweeten Hades' ferryman. A full range of expressive modes is highlighted through a colourful, rich palette, both instrumentally and vocally. This makes Monteverdi's work a masterpiece still wholly enjoyable today.
Da canto loro, le voci fornite al coro da I Madrigalisti Estensi – accuratamente preparati da Michele Gaddi – assolvono con freschezza e minuziosità quel compito centrale, da protagonista aggiunto, assegnato da Purcell.
Di spessore anche il cast. [...] Si dimostrano all’altezza anche i coristi del Coro Lirico di Modena/Madrigalisti Estensi, preparati da Michele Gaddi.
